Questions about AM super shifters

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by team 3311

1. How do you mount them I have seen the pic. and I don't see any mounting brackets

2. what do most people use for the ratios. should we use the standard or go for a optional ratio.

3. Should my team go for servo of pneumatic shifting. Myself I would go with pneumatic but I have been wrong before,

1) Check out this picture, it seems to be a pretty easy way to mount a Super Shifter to the C-Base or similar chassis.



Here's a shot of how we mounted our shifters this year. We took the transmission bolts and ran them through our side rail and the transmission.



2) Choosing ratios is a game based decision. Personally, I found that the standard ratio was a little slower than I liked in 2011. Would've been fine for 2010 though. On an open field you may want to gear a little faster than a closed field.

3) Pneumatic shifting is our preferred method. I've heard nothing but bad things about servo shift, and my experience with servos in FRC hasn't been the best.